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Suspect in £14m pension fraud case changes plea to guilty

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Published on: 19 January 2022
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Law360, London: A suspect charged with fraudulently persuading almost 250 retirement savers to transfer £14m (US$19m) out of their pension pots has changed his plea from not guilty to guilty at a crown court in London, the pensions watchdog said 14 January 2022.

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